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Thank you for your response Bradford.
Yes, I think you're right.
But it does seem impossible to become familiar with the content/structure of the book without doing something like this (whether implicitly through use, or explicitly through memorization).
I would prefer the second option, memorizing the "essence" rather than the name...or perhaps a "name" based more on the essence than a literal translation (such as 12: Moving away") while at the same time keeping this open for revision.
I guess the idea is to have a rudimentary recollection upon which to build.
--Mike
after many years, I have recently made my own list of titles which for me grok the essence of each. This is the precursor to writing my own version of the Yi, I guess. But I wouldn't have done this too early on, only after reading and learning so much about the hexagrams via translators and authors and experience, too, in how the meanings played out, the experiences they described . Have fun with it, use lots of books. Brad's version would certainly be a good one to have on hand.
The meaning is usually much wider than any name can cover. So having a number, and in your mind a range of meanings associated with that hexagram, will give you right away a clear image of what the hexagram is about.
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